Diego Rivera 1886 1957 : A Revolutionary Spirit In Modern Art

Author: Andrea Kettenmann

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  • : $40.00 AUD
  • : 9783822885604
  • : Taschen America, LLC
  • : Taschen America, LLC
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  • : 0.498952
  • : April 1997
  • : .34 Inches X 9.04 Inches X 11.82 Inches
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  • : 40.0
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  • : Andrea Kettenmann
  • : Basic Art Ser.
  • : Paperback
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  • : English
  • : 759.9/72
  • : very good
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  • : 96
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Barcode 9783822885604
9783822885604

Local Description

1997. First edition. A very good copy only marked by light tanning to the rear panel.

Description

Diego Rivera - A revolutionary and troublemaker It was as a revolutionary and troublemaker that Picasso, Dali and Andre Breton described the husband of Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera, but he was also responsible for creating a public art that was both highly advanced and profoundly accessible. From 1910 Rivera lived in Europe where he absorbed the influence of Cubism. After the Mexican revolution, however, he returned to his homeland and harnessed the lessons of the European avant-garde to the needs of the Mexican people. His own murals, and those of the Mexican Muralists who followed his example, presented a utopian vision of a post-revolutionary Mexico. Rivera's historical paintings expressed his interpretation of the revolution and its ideals, in a style that showed him returning to the pre-Columbian roots of Mexican culture, re-inventing a colourfully realistic visual idiom that could appeal directly to a largely illiterate people. This is the first study which, independently of the exhibition circuit, coherently presents the work of this extraordinary artist. About the Series: Each book in TASCHEN's Basic Art series features: a detailed chronological summary of the life and oeuvre of the artist, covering his or her cultural and historical importance a concise biography approximately 100 illustrations with explanatory captions